Richard P. Novick

37.8k total citations · 13 hit papers
273 papers, 29.2k citations indexed

About

Richard P. Novick is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard P. Novick has authored 273 papers receiving a total of 29.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 190 papers in Molecular Biology, 167 papers in Infectious Diseases and 103 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Richard P. Novick's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (161 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (101 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (71 papers). Richard P. Novick is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (161 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (101 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (71 papers). Richard P. Novick collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Albania. Richard P. Novick's co-authors include Barry N. Kreiswirth, Patrick M. Schlievert, Steven J. Projan, John Kornblum, Edward Geisinger, Ronald C. Beavis, Tom W. Muir, José R. Penadés, Hope F. Ross and Guangyong Ji and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Richard P. Novick

270 papers receiving 27.1k citations

Hit Papers

The toxic shock syndrome exotoxin structural gene is not ... 1963 2026 1984 2005 1983 2003 1993 2008 1967 250 500 750 1000
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The toxic shock syndrome exotoxin structural gene is not detectably transmitted by a prophage
    1983 1.2k citations Barry N. Kreiswirth, Patrick M. Schlievert et al. Nature profile →
  2. Autoinduction and signal transduction in the regulation of staphylococcal virulence
    2003 990 citations Richard P. Novick Molecular Microbiology profile →
  3. Synthesis of staphylococcal virulence factors is controlled by a regulatory RNA molecule.
    1993 849 citations Richard P. Novick, Steven J. Projan et al. profile →
  4. Quorum Sensing in Staphylococci
    2008 709 citations Richard P. Novick et al. profile →
  5. Properties of a cryptic high-frequency transducing phage in Staphylococcus aureus
    1967 674 citations Richard P. Novick profile →
  6. Bacterial Interference Caused by Autoinducing Peptide Variants
    1997 630 citations Ronald C. Beavis, Richard P. Novick et al. profile →
  7. Uniform nomenclature for bacterial plasmids: a proposal
    1976 514 citations Richard P. Novick, Royston C. Clowes et al. Bacteriological Reviews profile →
  8. Cell density control of staphylococcal virulence mediated by an octapeptide pheromone.
    1995 504 citations Guanghui Ji, Ronald C. Beavis et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  9. Regulation of exoprotein gene expression in Staphylococcus aureus by agr
    1986 501 citations Barry N. Kreiswirth, Patrick M. Schlievert et al. profile →
  10. [27] Genetic systems in Staphylococci
    1991 500 citations Richard P. Novick profile →
  11. Analysis by Transduction of Mutations affecting Penicillinase Formation in Staphylococcus aureus
    1963 346 citations Richard P. Novick profile →
  12. Plasmid-linked Resistance to Inorganic Salts in Staphylococcus aureus
    1968 324 citations Richard P. Novick et al. Journal of Bacteriology profile →
  13. Novel Cassette-Based Shuttle Vector System for Gram-Positive Bacteria
    2004 321 citations Peter A. Barry, Richard P. Novick et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard P. Novick United States 91 19.8k 15.4k 9.1k 6.0k 3.0k 273 29.2k
Olaf Schneewind United States 92 18.6k 0.9× 10.3k 0.7× 6.0k 0.7× 2.2k 0.4× 2.7k 0.9× 275 29.4k
Don B. Clewell United States 66 9.6k 0.5× 6.3k 0.4× 5.2k 0.6× 3.3k 0.6× 1.4k 0.5× 179 17.6k
Alexander Tomasz United States 96 11.5k 0.6× 13.6k 0.9× 4.3k 0.5× 2.1k 0.3× 5.0k 1.7× 382 29.6k
Patrice Courvalin France 98 12.1k 0.6× 13.4k 0.9× 5.8k 0.6× 3.4k 0.6× 2.3k 0.8× 434 33.3k
Gordon Dougan United Kingdom 107 13.6k 0.7× 14.7k 1.0× 5.3k 0.6× 5.4k 0.9× 2.3k 0.8× 612 43.5k
Michael Hecker Germany 85 16.9k 0.9× 4.3k 0.3× 9.3k 1.0× 5.4k 0.9× 1.3k 0.4× 463 24.6k
Philippe Sansonetti France 113 13.6k 0.7× 11.2k 0.7× 8.0k 0.9× 2.7k 0.5× 2.5k 0.8× 446 42.0k
Friedrich Götz Germany 80 14.1k 0.7× 8.2k 0.5× 2.9k 0.3× 1.8k 0.3× 4.1k 1.4× 336 22.3k
John J. Mekalanos United States 111 14.6k 0.7× 4.3k 0.3× 8.8k 1.0× 6.3k 1.0× 2.1k 0.7× 308 39.9k
Edward J. Feil United Kingdom 61 7.6k 0.4× 6.4k 0.4× 2.4k 0.3× 2.5k 0.4× 3.0k 1.0× 175 19.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhao, Aishan, Qian Xie, Boyuan Wang, et al.. (2022). Reconstitution of the S. aureus agr quorum sensing pathway reveals a direct role for the integral membrane protease MroQ in pheromone biosynthesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(33). e2202661119–e2202661119. 25 indexed citations
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Chen, John, Geeta Ram, Pauline Yoong, et al.. (2015). An rpsL-based allelic exchange vector for Staphylococcus aureus. Plasmid. 79. 8–14. 9 indexed citations
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Novick, Richard P. & Geeta Ram. (2015). The Floating (Pathogenicity) Island: A Genomic Dessert. Trends in Genetics. 32(2). 114–126. 46 indexed citations
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Selva, Laura, David Viana Martín, Gili Regev‐Yochay, et al.. (2009). Killing niche competitors by remote-control bacteriophage induction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(4). 1234–1238. 123 indexed citations
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Úbeda, Carles, Nicholas P. Olivarez, Peter A. Barry, et al.. (2009). Specificity of staphylococcal phage and SaPI DNA packaging as revealed by integrase and terminase mutations. Molecular Microbiology. 72(1). 98–108. 54 indexed citations
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Shopsin, Bo, et al.. (2008). Prevalence ofagrDysfunction among ColonizingStaphylococcus aureusStrains. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 198(8). 1171–1174. 104 indexed citations
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Úbeda, Carles, Elisa Maiques, Susana Campoy, et al.. (2007). SaPI operon I is required for SaPI packaging and is controlled by LexA. Molecular Microbiology. 65(1). 41–50. 70 indexed citations
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Novick, Richard P., et al.. (2005). Transient interference with staphylococcal quorum sensing blocks abscess formation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(5). 1691–1696. 204 indexed citations
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Wirth, Thierry, Xiaoyan Wang, Bodo Linz, et al.. (2004). Distinguishing human ethnic groups by means of sequences from Helicobacter pylori : Lessons from Ladakh. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(14). 4746–4751. 124 indexed citations
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Novick, Richard P., Patrick M. Schlievert, & Alexey Ruzin. (2001). Pathogenicity and resistance islands of staphylococci. Microbes and Infection. 3(7). 585–594. 122 indexed citations
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Ji, Guanghui, Ronald C. Beavis, & Richard P. Novick. (1995). Cell Density Control of Staphylococcal Virulence Mediated by an Octapeptide Pheromone. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 8 indexed citations
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Vandenesch, François, Michèle Bes, Damien McDevitt, et al.. (1994). Coagulase deficiency in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus involves both transcriptional and post-transcriptional defects. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 40(5). 344–349. 26 indexed citations
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Vandenesch, François, Steven J. Projan, Barry N. Kreiswirth, Jérôme Etienne, & Richard P. Novick. (1993). Agr-related sequences inStaphylococcus lugdunensis. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 111(1). 115–122. 63 indexed citations
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Projan, Steven J. & Richard P. Novick. (1992). cis-Inhibitory elements in the pT181 replication system. Plasmid. 27(2). 81–92. 3 indexed citations
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Projan, Steven J., Soraya L. Moghazeh, & Richard P. Novick. (1988). Nucleotide sequence of pS194, a streptomycin-resistance plasmid fromStaphylococcus aureus. Nucleic Acids Research. 16(5). 2179–2188. 45 indexed citations
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Novick, Richard P., Carmen Sánchez-Rivas, Alexandra Gruss, & I. S. Edelman. (1980). Involvement of the cell envelope in plasmid maintenance: Plasmid curing during the regeneration of protoplasts. Plasmid. 3(3). 348–358. 54 indexed citations
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Phillips, Sandra J. & Richard P. Novick. (1979). Tn554—a site-specific represser-controlled transposon in Staphylococcus aureus. Nature. 278(5703). 476–478. 73 indexed citations
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Campbell, Allan, Douglas E. Berg, Esther M. Lederberg, et al.. (1979). Nomenclature of transposable elements in prokaryotes. Plasmid. 2(3). 466–473. 108 indexed citations
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Novick, Richard P., et al.. (1977). Geometry of cell division in Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Bacteriology. 129(1). 343–350. 80 indexed citations
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Novick, Richard P., et al.. (1976). Uniform nomenclature for bacterial plasmids: a proposal.. Bacteriological Reviews. 40(1). 168–189. 248 indexed citations

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